Drakotico853'S MOCK DRAFT
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Drakotico853'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

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  • Drakotico853 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Logan Fano
DE BYU
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

The board owed the Raiders one, and it paid up: D'Angelo Ponds, the No. 50 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 102 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The Fano reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

If Caleb Lomu and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In No. 1 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Carson Beck
Carson Beck at Round 2, Pick 4 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Harold Perkins Jr. in the 67th overall pick, miles early. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick102 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
They barely believed it either: D'Angelo Ponds still on the board at pick 102. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tim Keenan III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tim Keenan III this early at Round 4, Pick 17. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
The board had cheaper options than Beau Stephens at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Sam Roush
They read the board right and Sam Roush was the payoff at No. 174. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor in the 180th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick183 Rnd6 Logan Fano
They reached a country mile for Logan Fano at pick No. 183, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
No drama and no debate, Jeff Caldwell went about where he belonged in slot 219. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.